Senior Project Planner

Lockheed Martin; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin UK - Strategic Systems in Helensburgh is seeking a Senior Project Planner to join a team operating under a 4xFlex pattern with a 4-day week (Mon-Thu) and hybrid working including 1-2 days home. You will develop the future planning architecture for contract outputs and bridge high-level strategy with daily operations, owning the project lifecycle from proposal to execution.

The role requires significant planning experience, proficiency with MS Project and resource-loaded

Qualifications

• Significant experience as Senior Project Planner or similar.
• Experience of Microsoft Project, or similar Project Planning software.
• Experience of managing Resource loaded Schedules.
• Awareness of Earned Value Management and Critical Path Management.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end lifecycle of planning and schedule management for capture and execution.
• Refine and manage the Integrated Master Plan for the contract renewal.
• Lead proposal planning, including artefacts for solicitation responses.
• Manage validation of cost and schedule integration for performance.
• Identify risks, establish mitigation, and adjust timelines.
• Gather progress data and generate robust reports against baselines.
• Ensure deliverables comply with command media.
• Resolve schedule conflicts and implement work-arounds.
• Support business rhythms and generate schedule information for reviews.

Skills

Senior Project Planner

Planning and scheduling

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Project

Scheduling software

Job description

About The Role

We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Planner to complement our team at Lockheed Martin UK - Strategic Systems based from Helensburgh. This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a 4-day working week Monday - Thursday and hybrid working with typically 1-2 days a week working from home. As our Senior Project Planner you'll play a key role in developing the future planning architecture for LMUK SS contract outputs. You will work alongside senior stakeholders to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and daily operations. You will take ownership of this complex project lifecycle, from proposal to execution, helping deliver some of the UK's most complex and innovative engineering programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of planning and schedule management in support of programme capture and execution.
• Refine and manage the Integrated Master Plan for LMUK SS' contract renewal effort.
• Lead proposal preparation planning, including development of planning artefacts for solicitation response. Interfaces with program management, senior management and the contractual customer as the programs planning integrator.
• Manage the validation of cost and schedule integration for effective program performance management.
• Proactively identify commercial risks, establish mitigation strategies, and adjust timelines as needed
• Gather progress data and generate robust reports tracking actuals against baseline forecasts.
• Ensure all deliverables are compliant with LM's command media.
• Manage the resolution of schedule conflicts, develops and implements work-around strategies and tactical alternatives.
• Support to business rhythms.
• Manage the generation of Schedule Information for client and management reviews.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Hybrid working - 1-2 days per week working from home
• Collaborative culture - work alongside some of the brightest minds in UK engineering.
• Be part of an organisation delivering cutting-edge Defence and technology programmes that make a real impact.

The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (DV) of security clearance.

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• Significant experience as Senior Project Planner or similar Project Planning role
• Experience of Microsoft Project, or similar Project Planning software
• Experience of managing Resource loaded Schedules
• Awareness of Earned Value Management and Critical Path Management
• A confident individual who will ensure that best planning practice is always adhered to, even in occasional pressurised situations
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and processes

Desired Skills

• Experienced in Earned Value Management
• Experience of cost planning & reporting
• Background in Defence, MoD, or other complex engineering environments